Adjustable arch support



' J.' C. HOWELL ADJUSTABLE ARCH SUPPORT Filed 001'.. 26. '1951 lNvENToR Jwep JYoZZ/@ZZ MMM...

WITNESS /W/ ATTORNEY Patented YDec. 6, 1932 doseren diiowELIjyorronfrlrlnngnnwrnnsirgj 1f n ADJUSTABLE fAncHf sunroivr 'i l Vapplneatnmfiled'october ze, 1931. seria1 1vo.571,235. r Y.

Myxinvention relates to improvements adjustable arch supports, and itr consists `1n the constructions, arrangements and `combinations herein described and claimed. f

5 The device which forms the subjectof this application is'an improvement over thosedevices shown in my `pending applications Serial Nos. 524,961 filedMarch 24, 193l,.andz A n j f inQFigureLl, Vand is disposed in a recess 6 have Vetltfvfiled J une 2, 1931.` j

The present inventiony has for its maino'b. ject the provision of an arch support which will flex when pressure comes upon it,means being provided to prevent the end of the`sup` port VfromV cutting into or-wearing the inner v j r G wellrilrpgon thearchsupporf-sojas toy/give 1..

va substantiall Continuoussurfaceand to ,pre--v 15 sole of theshoe.

` A further object is to provide a covering for that portion of the innery sole upon which' Athe endof the arch ywould .slide were. thecovering not present, this covering serving 2- asa covering also for an adjustable platejand being replaceable. d u. .l A further object of the invention 1s to lpro-- y vide an arch support of the type de scribedfin which the rear end of the support 1s covered?.

25 by a heel pad,l thus preventing the rear end of the arch support from coming in contact with the hose, and v,providing asubstantially lcontinuous surface at the point wherethe'end o of the arch support bearsvon theinner lining "'otheheeh U Other objects'andadvantages will appear in the following lspecification and the novel features of the invention will be particularly,

35 pointed out in the appended claims.

A My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application, in which: Y

Figure 1 is a plan View of anarch support 4o constructed according to my invention, as applied to a shoe, certain portionsl of the shoe being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged section on line 2 2V lof Fig.. 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged section along the lineS-S of Fig. 2, and, d Y

Figure 4 is a plan view of an adjustable plate which is primarily designed as a support for the metatarsal bones, which will re- 0 sult in causing the bones to assume their iatural position when ear 1i. In carrying out jmy invention .I providean archsupport 5r,o;the-lshape showninthe drawing. It will-be noted that thisarchlsup-V4 55;;

po'rtis shorter; than ordinary;` It'is madejofy any suitable material. ,-T he rear ien-d oiithis'f' Y l plateis rounded asfshown atr in dottedlinesinga countour substa'ntially-the shape,offsthe"i` j roundedend 5w,thi's`recessbeing made inthe 1,

innerisole-f? of theshoe. FA heeljpa-d Sis dise' f, posed over the inner sole Vand extends `over fj that portion of-theiarch supportginetherecess' bythe end of the archsupport :if 1

is an gadjustableplate 9,p which .is ).vateinr .Y Y shapepand which is providedrwith slots' 1()- extending. inwardly from' the outeredges ofl theplate] to Adivide the plate, intof a series.- of iiexible sections. Thisplate 9-is rivetedon otherwise secured-'by brads llto vahead 12on` v I a hollow cylindrical member 13 :which'passesl d throughY a central opening 14` in ,thef plate f 9, and is upsetas' 'shownxingFigZto form:

an additional holding .members 'rhegdcyylidr 8O 'i drical member13'isthreadedinternally tore;` Y ceive the threaded portion of a screwfl.

latter hasanintegral ,iangeld 1* Y .A plate .17 iscountersunk into.'theii'nner` sole landhasa.cylindricalportion17vwhich Y 1 extends toward the bottom Vof theshoen; Thel bottom is lrecessed. `to permit, thefflange 116jorf the screw 15to enter, and AAit is held. ini. place Y byA-means of a plate"Y 18 through which the head of the screw 15 projects. l The plates 17 '96 and 18are. held together byrivets (not shown because l.they would notzappe'ar inthe view)` similar to the rivets19 oftheadjustable memr .ber tothe rightin Fig. 2.0 K .j The Aplate 9 'isrprovidedwith yopenings 2O 95 for receivingibrads `or rivets 21,'by means of which a leather covering 22.f`issecured to theV plate. This leather covering, as willbeseenx` f from Fig. 1,eXtends beyond the* front end of a.

the arch support 5. Y The cylindrical mem-.i100 l l ber 13 ,hasv a groove lmlwhich'isfarranged tQylv i j.

l i receive a key 173/ inthe member 17 w for a pur V y l pose; hereinafter described.

Q `Between the metatarsal arch support and "therear end of the curved arch support plate 5, are adjustable supports which are similar to the ymetatarsal arch supportexcept that `l the members'l2jwhichcorrespondfto the member 1-2" are' rivetedor Votherwise secured Y n ldirectly to the plate 5.

adjusted by means of a' screwY driver.

Y tol caus'e'a movement'- offthe cylindrical member such as those shown at 13 or 113x, thusl raising'or'floweringthelai'ch'."v Inthe case j 5 of the metatarsalfadjustment it will beob. serv-iedcthat' thel arch support? 5 is not Vsecured rigidly' tothe adjustingp1ate,butrestsonfthe leather covering 22,- which is attached to the vplate sothat when an adjustment is'j'mad'e of v v the metatarsal plate' thefarchgsupportj willA f `be raised. or'lowered' at this particular point,v c

I litiwill-'bei seen fromthis construction that g with the 'reare'nd of the archl support une c demeathjithe-h'e'el pad 8, and thefront lend 'l I c bearing'on' the leatherrcovering 22,-.two im Y 3 0 portant' advantages aregained. j Ivlrr-rthe-r act r o f Walkinganyfmovement ofthe-rear end of thel plateV ywill bel borne/by the recessed 'por'- tion of theinne'r' sole Vafndfthe factfthat the'V heel. pad covers ithisf end `will prevent wear V onjthefhose.l .The leather'coveringQQ pre` vents the'front Vend of thearchcsupport 5 from digging into the inner sole andwearing it outzf-f-The leather covering receives any Avf :hrlistwl'iichmay? come on the front edge of 40 the arch support..rv f

the slot 13m. prevents the rotation-of the cylinr dricalportion 13or13. In order'to prevent i 'th'e'screw'1'5ffrom working loose'andfthereby Y 'I shifting the'positionof the adjustment,'I pro of, said inner sole having'a recess inthe heel 'Y From the `foregoing7 die'scriptionof ous parts of the device'the operation thereof' may be readily understood. Plate 5 is Hein- 1v bletoy a certain. extent, and 'the'arch maybe The 15 turningofany one of the screws v15 will vtend'Y the inner sole of'the'shoe.

y'disposed between said first named adjusting:

I claim 1.r Tjhe combination with a shoe having an inner sole extending from front to rear there;V Y

portion, of an arch support having one end disposed in the recess, va heel padcovering a portion of thearch' support and the heel at one y Yan, an' adjustablefmember disposed hearth@ c' Y front end of the arch forrraising 'and lowering the` latter,A andra .covering carried by saidadjustable member and extendingibetween the sole. Y

`-2. An arch support, a plurality of adjust ing devices rigidly secured to the mid portion of said;` arch support fori raising and lowering the flatter, an independent Vadjusting 'device yfront endof-,thearch support andthe inner f I disposed between said first named adjusting Y devices andthe front vofgthe 'arcli support, saidy independent adjusting device compris` ing aiplate,fa covering 'carried bythe plate and l larranged"to bear on the nudeln-sicle-'ofl the arch support, said covering4 being fextendedl'b'e'- c 5 archsupportgandf 56 tween f the front end 'of the k3. An arch support, a ppluralitylof adjustingdevices rigidly fsecuredito'themid portion .Y

o'fsaidarchsupport for 'raising` and, lowering thev 1atter,"an independent adjusting deviceV igf devices andthe front l.of the arch'support, said A independent- Vadj1 1stin,'g device Ycomprisin'g a' plate,a covering carried'by the plateandar? rangedtobear V'onthe underside of the.` arch tween the front endv of the .archsupport and tuating said adjustingmeans of the outer sole of the shoe.

4. The combination with asho'e, of ania'rlch. I

the inner'k sole ofthe .shoe,- and fmeans forv acfi ,from'the bottom support, anfadjusting member carried by the Y shoe Vand actuatedfrom the bottomo'f the outy er sole for raising or 'lowering the front'V end of the arch'suppor't,jand a-iexible covering carried by the adjustment'membe'rSandj are` ranged to bear von the'undersideofnthejarch` support, saidk covering beingVvv extended {be-.1

videxthe' leckingfscrew 24- which `enters the; 7 flange-16V as v'described'inmy prior-applica- .551 When the leather cbvering 22 becomes lworn. c Vit'mayberemoved fromv the plate 9 and van-` other covering putin its place so that the in-Y ner sole of the shoe iskeptfromwearing.

Afully Vdescribed inimy4 co-pending applicationV Serial No. 571,236 lediOctober 26, '1931;

@In orderzto ventilato the arch supporti beingdeco'rative the form oflinitial'slfi c .c The action of fthel segmental plate 9 is more I d of: the @1101.1 :support and f l' may'provideopeningslike those shownin Fig. 'y l 1f at'25thesev openingszin the present' instance support, vsai'dfcovering being' extendedv be? m3 

